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Ten Movies ’90s Kids Love… But Do They Hold Up?

Small Soldiers (1998)

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Was Toy Story not dark enough for you? This was most likely the movie for you.

Troubled teen Alan Abernathy (Gregory Smith) discovers a new line of action figures enhanced by computer chips originally designed for the department of the defense (the militarized Commando Elite and monstrous, yet peaceful, Gorgonites) have broken out of their boxes and waged war on each other. When the Commando Elite targets Alan as a Gorgonite ally, he may be the only hope to protect his new plastic friends, his family and the girl next door (pre-Spider-Man Kirsten Dunst) from the miniature mercenaries before their artificial intelligence grows too smart to defeat.

But is this a winning victory?

Does It Hold Up?

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Jason Wiese

Jason has been writing since his hands developed the strength to pick up a crayon. Growing up with the original dream to be a filmmaker, by the end of his high school career, he instead decided to pursue the next best thing: film criticism. Jason graduated from Lindenwood University in 2016 with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism. He currently writes movie reviews for Review St. Louis, Newstime and the Lincoln County Journal - as well as product descriptions for etrailer.com.

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